16 Hardy Perenial Plants 
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO, 
Physostegia. 
LUFINUS polyphyllus (Lupine). Con¬ 
spicuous, lovely, pea-shaped flowers, on 
spikes a foot long, on 3-foot stems, the 
foliage below also attractive in many¬ 
leaved whorls. Although the plant is 
hardy, it must be guarded carefully 
against drying out. In separate colors 
Blue, Bose or White. 
—Sweet Scented Hybrids. A delightful 
innovation. Mixed. 
All: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
LYCHNIS. Thrifty plants of moderate 
growth valued for the blazy effectiveness 
of their summer flowers. 
—chalcedonica (Maltese Cross). 2% feet. 
Heart-lobed stars of brightest vermilion, 
arranged in large flat panicles. 3, 55c; 
doz., $2.00. 
_Haageana. Extremely brilliant ana 
showy orange-scarlet, individual flowers 
1(4 to 2 inches wide. 1 foot. 3, 65c; 
doz., $2.25. , , 
—viscaria fl. pi. (Lamp Flower). A bushy 
plant 2 to 2% feet high. Almost ever¬ 
green foliage; in June and July fairly 
ablaze with close spikes of crimson dou¬ 
ble flowers. 3, 70e; doz., $2.50. 
MAZTTS reptans<§>. A close matting 
ground cover and rock plant, with good 
small foliage; covered in early spring 
with short, claw-like racemes; lilac-blue, 
the lower petals tipped white, yellow and 
purple. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
MEETENSIA virg-inica (Bluebells). 18 
inches. Native of the woods and border¬ 
lands, when once established should not 
be disturbed. Pretty tubular flowers in 
drooping racemes during May and June, 
at first a warm blue gradually discoloring 
to pink. 3, 40c; doz., $1.50 ; 100, $10.00. 
MITCHELIA repens (Partridgeberry). 
Creeping evergreen plants useful as mat¬ 
ting and under trees, or in shaded rock¬ 
ery. The small white flowers are pretty, 
but its scarlet fruits nestling among the 
shiny evergreen leaves are a winter de¬ 
light. 3, 70; doz., $2.50. 
MONABDA, Cambridge Scarlet. A 2- 
foot, bushy coarse-leaved plant, covered 
with round, full heads of red flowers with 
a ragged petalage. Known as “Berga¬ 
mot,” “Oswego Tea,” “Mint,” etc., on 
account of the delicious fragrance of the 
leaves when crushed. Attracts humming 
birds and bees. 3, 65c ; doz., $2.25. 
MYOSOTIS<-> palustris. The true “For¬ 
get-Me-Not,” appealing in its modest, 
azure beauty and cherished for its senti¬ 
ment. Bushes up to 18 inches, blooms 
profusely during early summer. 3, 55c; 
doz., $2.00. 
—alpestris stricta. “Pink Bouquet.” 
That’s what it is, in basket, bowl, rock 
cleft or garden bed. Dainty. Shell-pink 
flowers. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
NEPETA<$> Mussini (Caucasian Catnip). 
1 to 1(4 feet. Beautiful lavender flowers 
produced in masses. Can be trained and 
sheared as a dwarf edging. 3, 55c ; doz., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
PRIMULA^ [Primrose] 
Little groups among the shading elements of shrub- 
very ; dainty edging for garden beds, and in rockeries, 
both for foliage and early spring bloom. 
—cashmeriana. Upright stems, bearing large, termi¬ 
nal, globular heads of small florets; a bright pur¬ 
plish blue. 
—polyantha auricula alpina. 6-inch, tufted plants, 
resplendent throughout the spring months with 
showy single flowers. These display a remarkable 
diversity of style and coloring, a bed of them being 
quite entertaining. Mixed. 
— polyantha. Giant Bed and Giant Yellow. Plants 
about 12 inches, heavily foliaged; with extra large 
single flowers in the two separate colors. 
—veris (Cowslip). Plants 4 to 8 inches high, with 
scented flower umbels mainly yellow, but varying 
shades with darker center. 
All: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
OENOTHEBA^> Youngt. Bright lemon-yellow, 1- 
to 2-inch flowers in numerous small clusters ; plant 
stocky and upright, with shiny foliage, 18 inches. 
3, 65c; doz., $2.25. 
PACHYSANDBA^> terminalis. One of the best 
ground covering plants, particularly valuable in 
shade, averaging 6 to 8 inches in height 
and branching freely into a dense mat. 
Its shapely indented foliage is prac¬ 
tically evergreen; thick, rubbery, lus¬ 
trous. Set 4 inches apart. 
2(4-*nch pots—by mail, postpaid: 3, 
40c; doz., $1.50. By express: 100, $8.00; 
1000, $70.00. 
PENTSTEMON, Coral Gem. 3 feet. 
Small, brilliant, coral-red bells in un¬ 
crowded distribution along slender, 
nodding stems. They do not take up 
much room, but are showy, sparkling 
among other flower heads. July and 
August. 3, 65c; doz., $2.00. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead). 
2 to 3 feet. July. Broad, dense con¬ 
spicuous spikes of tubular flowers. 
—speciosa alba. Pure white. 
— virginica, Vivid. Extra broad florets, 
deep purplish rose. Blooms two weeks 
later than the white, and lasts a long 
time in water. 
Both: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum (Bal¬ 
loon Flower). 2 to 3 feet. Blooms con¬ 
stantly from July until late September; 
flowers large, bell-shaped, in loose ra¬ 
cemes. Illustrated on back cover. Blue 
or White. 3, 55; doz., $2.00. 
— Mariesi. Dwarf, stocky ; long season ; 
deep blue. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
PLUMBAGO larpentae<«> (Leadwort). 
An attractive 12-inch edging plant, 
quickly spreading into a compact mat. 
The tiny leaves of apple green are a 
rich setting for spiky red buds, and 
clusters of phlox-like cobalt blue flowers 
late in summer. 3, 55c; doz., $U.00. 
PYBETHBUM hybridum (Painted 
Daisy). 2(4 feet. A colorful garden 
show from June on throughout the sum¬ 
mer, and also a charming cut flower 
with long, slender stems. The flower 
construction varies from a full petaled 
anemone shape, to larger size in plain 
single. Mixed, red, pink, etc. 3, 55c; 
doz., $2.00. (Illustrated on back cover). 
BANUNCULUS<3> repens fl. pi. (Dou¬ 
ble Buttercup). A quickly spreading, 
frequent rooting ground cover. Masses 
of yellow button flowers during May 
and June. The foliage is small, refined, 
densely set, thick and rubbery, lustrous, 
dark green. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
RUDBECKIA, Golden Glow. 5 to 7 
feet; early in summer until frost. Dou¬ 
ble dahlia-like, golden yellow flowers. 
—Hewmanni (“Black-Eyed Susan”) 1(4 
to 2 feet. Broad single flowers of or¬ 
ange-yellow with prominent blue-brown 
cone. 
—purpurea (Purple Coneflower). 2 to 3 
feet. Large, drooping petals colored 
reddish purple, with a remarkably large 
cone-shaped center of brown, thickly 
set with golden tips in spiral lines. 
All: 3, 40c; doz., $1.50. 
Sedum Kamtschaticum. 
SEDUM* [Stonecrop] 
A diversified, interesting and 
very useful family, the backbone 
of rock gardening; and fitting 
beautifully into the edging and 
low plant situations of general 
gardening. Mainly very low grow¬ 
ing close jointed, densely spread¬ 
ing, good in either shade or sun. 
Acre (Golden Moss). 2 to 3 inches. 
Minute foliage very dense like 
moss, dark green ; flowers simi¬ 
lar to leaves, an all-covering 
golden yellow sheet. May to July. 
Used for carpet bedding and fill¬ 
ing between rocks and flagstones. 
Album. 2 to 3 inches. A miniature 
forest of upright stems clothed 
with waxy, tubular, green leaves; 
terminal clusters of tiny white 
flowers. May to July. 
Glaucum. 1 to 3 inches. Similar 
to the mossy Lydium, except its 
color is bright blue-gray; blush 
white flowers. 
Lydium. 1 to 3 inches. The 
smallest Sedum ; close groups of 
little round balls made up of the 
tiniest green beads, the color 
changing to purplish bronze; 
pink June flowers. 
Sarmentosum. Dwarf, rapid 
grower ; one of the best for fill¬ 
ing seams between rocks in wall- 
gardens ; equally effective in 
other rock garden usage, or for 
bordering. Bright yellow car¬ 
peting bloom. June-July. 
Spurium Coccineum. 6 to 8 in. 
Thrifty, loose growth with kite¬ 
shaped leaves, very showy. July- 
August, with fringy, upright 
panicles of crimson bloom. 
Six above: 3, 55c; doz., $2.06. 
Kamtschaticum. 8 inches. Ro¬ 
bust and vigorous, prostrate, 
quickly spreading. The wide flat 
leaves are escalloped, arranged 
in partial rosettes, fresh green 
turning yellow in autumn. The 
(4-inch florets are perfect stars 
of orange-yellow drying to red, 
in low-set clusters. 
Sieboldi. 8 to 10 inches. Reddish 
stems with alternating tiers of 
opposite %,-inch leaves, — round, 
thick, rubbery, blue-green with, 
red rim. The bright pink flowers, 
remindful of Daphne, are charm¬ 
ing. August-September. 
Two above: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
Spectabile. 15 to 18 inches. An 
excellent bordering variety with 
big, saucer-like, sage green 
leaves of rubbery texture stacked 
up in diminishing tiers, covered 
in September with massive flat 
cymes of lavender flowers. 
—Brilliant. Deep crimson. 
Two above: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
